baluarte

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Occitan or Old French balouart, from Middle Dutch bolwerc, from Middle High German bolwerc, from bole (“plank, beam”) (from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + werc (“work”). Related to English bulwark. Doublet of bulevar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.luˈaʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ba.lʊˈah.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /baˈlwaʁ.t͡ʃi/ [baˈlwah.t͡ʃi]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ba.luˈaɾ.t͡ʃi/ [ba.lʊˈaɾ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /baˈlwaɾ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ba.luˈaʁ.t͡ʃi/ [ba.lʊˈaχ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /baˈlwaʁ.t͡ʃi/ [baˈlwaχ.t͡ʃi]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /ba.luˈaɻ.t͡ʃi/ [ba.lʊˈaɻ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /baˈlwaɻ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ba.luˈaʁ.te/ [ba.lʊˈah.te], (faster pronunciation) /baˈlwaʁ.te/ [baˈlwah.te]

  • Rhymes: -aɾti
  • Hyphenation: ba‧lu‧ar‧te

Noun

baluarte m (plural baluartes)

  1. bulwark (a defensive wall or rampart)
  2. bulwark (a defense or safeguard)
  3. (figuratively) linchpin (central cohesive source of stability and security)

Descendants

  • → Javanese: ꦧꦭꦸꦮꦂꦠꦶ (baluwarti)
    • → Indonesian: baluarti

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Occitan or Old French balouart, from Middle Dutch bolwerc, from Middle High German bolwerc, from bole (“plank, beam”) (from Proto-Germanic *bullǭ) + werc (“work”). Related to English bulwark. Doublet of boulevard.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈlwaɾte/ [baˈlwaɾ.t̪e]
  • Rhymes: -aɾte
  • Syllabification: ba‧luar‧te

Noun

baluarte m (plural baluartes)

  1. bastion
    Synonym: bastión
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      La mejor arma es la oración y el más terrible baluarte las virtudes y el buen ejemplo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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